Monday, December 19, 2011

DIY Placemat Pillow

Turn a Placemat...
...Into a Pillow!









Christmas is just around the corner!! Less than a week away people...I can't believe it.  If you are still needing a last minute gift idea or want to spruce up your house for holiday parties, here is a quick and easy tutorial on how to make a holiday pillow!

MATERIALS NEEDED:
Placemat
Poly-fil
Seam Ripper
Sewing Machine

Step 1:  I found two cute placemats for $1 each at Dollar General. When getting placemats, make sure they have two pieces of fabric joined by a seam.  


Step 2:  Rip the seam starting at one corner of the placemat and continue to rip half way down the side.  This should be a big enough space to stuff.



Step 3:  Start stuffing the pillow with poly-fil until it is to your liking.


Step 4:  Leave some extra fabric where you ripped the seam for re-sewing.  Pin together the opening and sew.


Step 5: That's it!  Now you have a new holiday pillow.  Wasn't that easy!!



To make both pillows it cost me $6 - $2 for two placemats and $4 for the polyfil from Walmart.  You can't beat that!


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